Veena Malik traced

The most controversial Pakistani actress Veena Malik who claims to have earned both glory and money in India was reported to have been missing after her Mumbai shooting. Luckily, she has been traced in Mumbai. It is said that she had been to Pakistan for her visa renewal via Wagha border, where her friend Ashmit Patel had dropped her. She had been in India on a 45 days visa, which was about to expire and the authorities wanted her to get the same renewed. Her arrival in Pakistan reportedly went unnoticed because she was wearing a burqa and her passport carried her real name Zahida! This is another matter that reports from Pakistan deny her arrival there.
his is to recall that Veena Malik had recently hit headlines after a nude shoot for a magazine cover, and angered the people of Pakistan. Hence, there was speculation following her disappearance from the sets even for a very brief period. So, Veena and her director and producer need to be more cautious and keep a track of her movements to avoid unnecessary guesses in India as well as in Pakistan.

A friendly call for Vedita Pratap

Actor and model Vedita Pratap Singh, a Lucknow gal, is riding high on success. After having garnered a lot of critical praise for her role in "Bhindi Bazaar", Vedita is now busy shooting as the lead opposite Karanvir Bohra in Hemant Madhukar's "Mumbai 125 Km", a 3D film.

Vedita, who was in the city to collect an award of a Young Achiever bestowed upon her by Subhash Ghai's academy, tells us more about the film. "It's a horror thriller and is a very interesting film.

I'm playing the lead in the film and with me is Pakistani actor Veena Malik," says Vedita. "We have been shooting in the jungles for the past 50 days for scenes in which the actors are all being killed one by one and I'm exhausted," she laughs. "We shoot the whole night and then I come back home at around 6 am. Sleep for a few hours and back on the sets again at 5 in the evening. So it's as if I have lost all sense of time," adds Vedita who recently appeared in an ad with actor Saif Ali Khan.

Acting with the temperamental Veena Malik, one can't help but ask Vedita about her Pakistani counterpart. "Veena is a thorough professional. She comes on time, she shoots on time and she keeps to herself. She has shot with us for 15-20 days but she never interacts with any of us. She gives her shot and sits in her vanity van. Whereas my co-star Karan and Anupama have a blast on the sets," says she.

Vedita regrets having come home for just a few hours. "Yes, my flight also got delayed and I hardly got any time to spend at home. I visited my mom just for fifteen minutes and then rushed back to catch my flight to Mumbia." But she is looking forward to a long New Year's break which she will be spending with friends in Goa. "I'll be relaxing and unwinding completely in Goa. It'll be just friends, music, partying and swimming in Goa. See you next year," says she as she signs off.

The Oomphiest Women of 2011

They are sexy, they spell oomph and some set the big screen on fire! Take a look at the women who changed the game of Indian showbiz in2011 

If there's one word that describes them, it has to be 'bold'. These ladies shed their inhibitions to show a new avatar. They can swear like a sailor, aren't afraid of shedding that extra piece of clothing and know how to use their sensuality as their weapon to talk to the masses. Check out the women who stirred up more than just a storm...

RANI MUKERJI

She debuted in films as a sweet and sexy girlnext-door. This year, though, Rani played a role that took everyone surprise. As the firebrand journalist in No One Killed Jessica, she smoked and swore, discarding everything that was ladylike. She was bold enough to enact a scene where she's in bed with her boyfriend. And when she had to rush for an urgent assignment, she tells her man to 'help himself '!

VIDYA BALAN

Who would have thought that the podgy, bespectacled girl from the television serial Hum Paanch would become the face of curvylicious sexuality. Vidya, as Silk in The Dirty Picture, proved to all detractors that she can not just be desirable but can even produce a blockbuster without an A-list actor starring in the film. And with her recently admitting that she is comfortable to do "anything in front of the camera", this lady seems to have changed Indian cinema today!

POORNA JAGANNATHAN

When she kissed Imran Khan in the end of Delhi Belly in a moving car, she had all the men rooting for a girl like that. Like Rani's character in NOKJ, Poorna too was the complete go-getter, who uses Imran as a pawn to make her psychotic husband jealous. This 30-something actress is yet another unconventional hottie, who's made 2011 all the more scorching!

POONAM PANDEY

When the entire nation was celebrating the fact that the Indian cricket team won the World Cup after nearly two decades, here comes an unknown starlet who offers to strip for their victory. Soon thereafter, Poonam Pandey became one of the most desired women of the year with more such proclamations. Reality television in India found a new star too!

SUNNY LEONE

If anyone wants to learn how to get an image makeover, they should meet Sunny. This porn star from the United States is currently starring in a reality show in the country. She seems to have made porn acceptable, with the audience rooting for her as their favourite. When she asked one of her fellow male contestants to apologise to her for making her feel 'uncomfortable' with his actions, the audience cheered!

VEENA MALIK

This Pakistani model-turned-actor has become a household name in India. Following her television stint last year, she was all set to find her spouse through a reality show. When the television industry here objected to the show, as she wasn't Indian, she did the best thing to get back on the 'most wanted' radar. She shed her clothes and posed topless (apparently) for a magazine cover, sporting an ISI tattoo.